AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoK-12 Quantum Prep: Chicago Public Schools turned a planned quantum-computing campus into a student design challenge, with the district’s Chi-Craft Minecraft event asking kids to build their own versions of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Higher-Ed Enrollment Shock: A University of New Haven commencement underscored how international graduate enrollment is shrinking fast, with the school losing about 3,000 abroad students over two years as visa and travel restrictions bite. AI Backlash at Graduation: Across campuses, graduates booed AI-focused commencement remarks, including a high-profile Eric Schmidt appearance at the University of Arizona. Health & Tech Breakthroughs: Duke engineers reported an oral, non-fasting delivery approach for GLP-1 peptide drugs, while Rice University researchers demonstrated strongly enhanced nonlinear optics from ordered chiral carbon nanotube films. Policy Pressure on Universities: Florida lawmakers escalated scrutiny of course content and academic freedom, targeting broad swaths of general education—setting up a new fight over what professors can teach.
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